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Shalimar Bagh is one of the great mughul garden, which is located on the right bank of the Dal Lake. This was build by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his beloved wife Nurjahan in 1619. Shalimar Bagh is the largest of all three mughal Gardens of...More

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It's a nice quaint spot, but be careful here.. Couldn't help fight the feeling we were being watched the entire time we were here. So really hang on to your things and be careful and on the lookout.. overall the approach is very claustophobic and...More

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One of the finest Mughal Gardens and is laid out in 4 terraces with a central running water body dividing the Garden. End of May season is when the roses are in full bloom throughout this Garden. Also 300 plus year old Chinar trees add...More

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Expresses beauty of city...Wide and large ...road on one side and water body on another...lushed with greenery all around. ...good to have morning walk there..fresh air blows during morning ....enriches our body with healthiness...good to be there..awesome

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The history of Shalimar Gardens can be traced back to the 2nd century. King Pravarsena II from Vataka dynasty who ruled Kashmir from 79 AD till 139 AD was the founder of Srinagar. He built a cottage surrounded by a park... More

The history of Shalimar Gardens can be traced back to the 2nd century. King Pravarsena II from Vataka dynasty who ruled Kashmir from 79 AD till 139 AD was the founder of Srinagar. He built a cottage surrounded by a park close to Dal Lake and named it Shalimar. The name Shalimar comes from Sanskrit language which means “Abode of Love”. Over the centuries, the cottage was ruined, but the name Shalimar got stuck to the village where this was located.
In 1619 AD, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir renovated the garden into a Mughal Garden, to please his beautiful wife Nur Jahan and the two spent their summers here along with their courtesans. The three terraced Mughal garden is an adaptation of the Persian style of gardens. The gardens, designed around the central axial canal were used as- Diwan-e-Aam, Diwan-e-khas and the Zanana area. The fountain pools have 410 fountains in total and are fed by the naturally flowing central channel of water, flowing down from the snow covered mountains forming the lovely backdrop to the gardens.
The black pavilion in the top terrace of Shalimar Bagh has the famous inscription in Persian, written by Persian Poet Amir Khusrau-
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Agar Firdaus bar rōy-e zamin ast, hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast”.
Translated in English it means-
“ If there is a paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here”
A chronicler has described the magic of Shalimar Bagh thus:
"A subtle air of leisure and repose, a romantic indefinable spell, pervades the royal Shalimar: this leafy garden of dim vistas, shallow terraces, smooth sheets of falling water, and wide canals, with calm reflections broken only by the stepping stones across the streams".